The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:18:15 at Mechelen 2026 put Lucas Sanchez Diez & Nathan Rosa 587th of 867 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
A station race more than a running one: 75% of the field beaten on the stations, against 24% on the runs. The race faded late: the second half went 3:47 worse against the middle of the field than the first. 9:44 in the roxzone was slower than 89% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 1:49.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 7:55Running 1 4:09v median +0:20
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Block 02 6:32Running 2 4:51v median +0:09
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Block 03 7:58Running 3 5:18v median +0:16
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Block 04 8:15Running 4 5:27v median +0:24
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Block 05 10:34Running 5 5:55v median +0:43
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Block 06 7:30Running 6 5:52v median +0:45
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Block 07 8:32Running 7 5:55v median +0:50
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Block 08 11:21Running 8 6:35v median +1:07
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:44
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 866
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 866 men's teams who finished.